Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing in Urgent Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 150-Bank Nurse UTC TWS
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Crawley Hospital
- Town
- Crawley
- Salary
- £33,706 - £40,588 Pro Rata
- Closing
- 30/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Nurses - Urgent Treatment Centre (LL/SL Stage)
Band 6
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for experienced Registered Nurses to join our friendly, established nursing and medical team working flexibly via our Bank within the Unit at Crawley Hospital
Our Urgent Treatment Centre provides urgent and unscheduled care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a fully integrated ambulatory primary care service for the Crawley population and surrounding communities.
Main duties of the job
Working in the Urgent Treatment Centre, you will assess and prioritise patients presenting to the unit whilst ensuring safe, efficient, and effective treatment of all patients within a predefined target time of arrival.
You will demonstrate a calm and confident approach to your work demonstrating excellent nursing and communication skills and the ability to manage and prioritise workloads effectively.
Working for our organisation
Why work with us?
- Positive 2021 NHS Staff Survey results
- The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rates our quality of services as good with outstanding features
- Stunning locations in Sussex, surrounded by the South Downs and the coast
- A great working environment in the community, in patients’ homes and our community hospitals
- Real Living Wage Employer, with great rates of pay
- Supportive team environments
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for the full details.
For more details please contact Wendy Graham on [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications and/or professional registration
Essential criteria
- Completed and obtained RN and has current live PIN on NMC register
Desirable criteria
- Physical Assessment of Adults
- Triage/First Contact Module
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualifying experience in an acute environment.
- Experience in critical care/emergency care.
- Evidence of developing interpersonal skills
- Experience in supervision of student nurses/allied health professionals.
- Caring for ill people in a variety of settings.
- Triage / patient physical assessment skills.
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and NHS
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- Aware of responsibilities in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Experience of clinical supervision.
- Good communication skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Managing patients with acute conditions
- IT literate
- Ability to work under pressure
- Wound management and dressings.
- Able to record ECG’s.
- Competent in recording and interpreting physical vital signs.
- Application of Plaster of Paris.
- Cannulation.
- Competent in the administration of Intravenous Therapy.
- Competent in venepuncture.
- ELS.
- ALS
- EPLS
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- A special interest in urgent care nursing.
- Team player.
- Professional manner.
- Demonstrate a commitment to self development.
- Indication of relevance of this post to career development
- Experience in clinical audit relating to urgent care and evidence of having completed an audit cycle
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Wendy Graham
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01293 301025
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